The Group Chat functionality in Microsoft Office Communications
Server 2007 R2 provides a form of collaboration in which groups of
users join online chat rooms to participate in persistent, ongoing
conversations centered on specific topics. Microsoft Office
Communications Server 2007 R2 Group Chat primarily consists of
short text messages, although it can include longer messages
referred to as stories, as well as hyperlinks, emoticons, and
uploaded documents or images. Access to a chat room is controlled
by a membership list. The entire history of chat in the chat room
is available to any member for chronological review or full-text
search. For details about using Group Chat, see the
The following topics provide an overview of the concept of categories and scope, and they describe how to use the Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Group Chat Administration Tool and the Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Group Chat Server Configuration Tool to manage Group Chat Servers, services, and computers.